Jeremy Clarkson suspended

Capt'n Midnight · 18-03-2015 08:07PM

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-hire-alan-partridge-for-top-gear

We, the undersigned, would like to see Jeremy Clarkson’s vacated role on the BBC’s flagship programme Top Gear taken up by Alan Partridge.

Alan has a strong track record for broadcast presenting, from his relaxed professionalism with guests on BBC chat show ‘Knowing Me Knowing You’ to his effortless banter on his talk shows at Radio Norwich. He has good experience with motoring TV, after his brilliant work on ‘Crash! Bang! Wallop! (What a video)’. His work as sports presenter on news programme ‘The Day Today’ also shows off his ability to talk about and inform on a range of topics.

We believe this diversity of experience and his noted passion for cars puts Alan in great stead to take over as chief presenter after Clarkson’s successful tenure. Mr Partridge is both capable of retaining what has made the show great over the years and adding a new and vital reenergised flavour to the show.

#HirePartridge

Harry Palmr · 18-03-2015 08:18PM

Ah no! It'll be nothing more than touring around Norwich.

KwackerJack · 18-03-2015 08:50PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-hire-alan-partridge-for-top-gear

Would they ever $*£% off

20Cent · 19-03-2015 10:33AM

Interview with the waiter who witnessed the incident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48h-q-FEBSw

KwackerJack · 19-03-2015 10:42AM

Apparently May and Hammond have refused to film without Clarkson!

20Cent · 19-03-2015 10:59AM

KwackerJack wrote: »

Apparently May and Hammond have refused to film without Clarkson!

Probably afraid he'll batter them next if they do.
No one is safe.:(

fryup · 19-03-2015 11:09AM

i take it that waiter video above is from some comedy sketch show??

20Cent · 19-03-2015 11:18AM

fryup wrote: »

i take it that waiter video above is from some comedy sketch show??

Saw it on reddit. Think its a bit like the Hitler video people use the clip and ad subtitles about whatever they want.

19-03-2015 11:21AM

20Cent wrote: »

Saw it on reddit. Think its a bit like the Hitler video people use the clip and ad subtitles about whatever they want.

Seems to be, that laugh is infectious though :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAuB0konzzQ

nelly17 · 19-03-2015 11:23AM

KwackerJack wrote: »

Apparently May and Hammond have refused to film without Clarkson!

They know which side of their bread is buttered on by the BBC and its both, no more documentaries for either of these if they stand their ground. Its a bluff IMO.

fryup · 19-03-2015 11:25AM

its a pity cause this current series of Topgear is the best in years

jimgoose · 19-03-2015 11:25AM

fryup wrote: »

its a pity cause this current series of Topgear is the best in years

Yeah, that episode about the Irish producer getting clobbered was priceless. :pac::pac::pac:

nelly17 · 19-03-2015 11:31AM

I was actually thinking it was a bit crap and am getting bored of it, only interested in the specials now. Its for that reason I'm on the fence about the whole thing I do enjoy Top gear but Clarkson really is an idiot trying to be a lads lad when in fact all he is is a privellaged antagonist who says things for a reaction

Dr_Bill · 19-03-2015 11:58AM

Top Gear is not too bad a TV series... Clarkson to leave Top Gear? And on that bombshell! GOOD NIGHT!

DoYouEvenLift · 19-03-2015 01:00PM

I really hope May and Hammond get behind Clarkson for support because if BBC was to replace him it wouldn't be the same, it'd be less authentic than what the current three have. The replacement would be out to prove themselves and May and Hammond would have to accommodate them by also trying hard to seem like they like the guy even if they didn't. It'd just be bad for all involved so they should go all out in support of Clarkson since the three of them would allow a lot of negotiation power.

Even if BBC said fuk it and replaced them all they could all start a new show with Sky or ITV any way, these guys are too big to not come back.

Brendan Bendar · 19-03-2015 04:08PM

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

I really hope May and Hammond get behind Clarkson for support because if BBC was to replace him it wouldn't be the same, it'd be less authentic than what the current three have. The replacement would be out to prove themselves and May and Hammond would have to accommodate them by also trying hard to seem like they like the guy even if they didn't. It'd just be bad for all involved so they should go all out in support of Clarkson since the three of them would allow a lot of negotiation power.

Even if BBC said fuk it and replaced them all they could all start a new show with Sky or ITV any way, these guys are too big to not come back.

Richard Keyes and Andy Gray were big, where are they now?

Tefral · 19-03-2015 04:12PM

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Even if BBC said fuk it and replaced them all they could all start a new show with Sky or ITV any way, these guys are too big to not come back.

Thing about it is, would the other channels funnel as much money into it as the BBC does? My guess is probably not. Saying that, it might force them to actually review cars again rather than larking about in a shít heap in some desert.

cdeb · 19-03-2015 04:24PM

cronin_j wrote: »

Thing about it is, would the other channels funnel as much money into it as the BBC does?

For the returns it generates? Quite possibly.

I don't know though if maybe other stations can't really match the BBC technically.

(And obligatory lol at the "It used to be about the cars, dammit!" at the end)

inforfun · 19-03-2015 04:32PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Richard Keyes and Andy Gray were big, where are they now?

Premier league football will exist, no matter who the presenters are.
I turn down the sound of RTE because of the complete idiots that do the match commentary on European football.
I still enjoy the match.

Top Gear however, without Clarkson, May and Hammond..... Not so much unless they do a complete different show and basically only keep the name.

Wompa1 · 19-03-2015 04:37PM

What's odd is the fact, it's reported that he apologized to the BBC and he has said he regret the whole thing but I haven't seen any reports suggesting he apologized to the Producer. If it was out of frustration after a long day and nothing else, you'd think he'd rush to apologize to the guy

Conall Cernach · 19-03-2015 05:19PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

What's odd is the fact, it's reported that he apologized to the BBC and he has said he regret the whole thing but I haven't seen any reports suggesting he apologized to the Producer. If it was out of frustration after a long day and nothing else, you'd think he'd rush to apologize to the guy

He probably has taken legal advice to not apologise to the producer as that would imply he was guilty. Sort of like how if you have an accident in your car you are not supposed to say it was your fault even if you were changing your contact lenses at the time.

Wompa1 · 19-03-2015 05:32PM

Conall Cernach wrote: »

He probably has taken legal advice to not apologise to the producer as that would imply he was guilty. Sort of like how if you have an accident in your car you are not supposed to say it was your fault even if you were changing your contact lenses at the time.

True, although from the reports there were several witnesses, even outside of the Top Gear production crew.

At the point the reporting is getting very muddled. Some are suggesting Clarkson had not been drinking and it wasn't just the food, that they Producer was a constant f*ck up and it was the straw that broke the camels back.

But it seems that somebody on the production crew suggested the reason they didn't get back for their dinner reservation is because the cast refused to go back and stayed in a pub. James May said he didn't see anything and was blind drunk at the time of the incident....

I'd bet the true story will never come out. There's a lot of damage control going on

Enzokk · 19-03-2015 05:42PM

KwackerJack wrote: »

Apparently May and Hammond have refused to film without Clarkson!

Seeing as 3 steaks were made after the altercation (apparently), my guess it they were also hoping for a hot meal and Clarkson was the one taking the hit for their collective hunger.

FloatingVoter wrote: »

I told a black lad once there was a slope on a pool table and not to waste his cash on it.
We shared drinks and laughs as we watched the stationary cue ball roll slowly downhill on said table.
I am dead sorry to the people of Africa and the Caribbean for the racist inference. No OED to hand at the time.

Seeing as the intended slur is against Asians, as in slopehead, then apologising to the people of Africa and the Caribbean is not needed.

ScumLord wrote: »

It's still mind boggling that people can call Top Gear a scripted show and then curse one of the actors for saying his lines.

True, so we have to look at his actions that happens when he is "out of character" rather than on the show. He seems to have abused someone working under him verbally and physically when he didn't get what he wanted. So this is in fact worse than his character he portrays on the show.

SeanW · 19-03-2015 05:43PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

There's a lot of damage control going on

Not doing a very good job: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jeremy-clarkson-threatens-legal-action-over-jimmy-savile-comparisons-10115471.html

Whatever you think of Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear fans (and the Leftists in this thread have used terms like "racist" "spenk" (whatever that is) "boring middle aged balding dullards" "scientific illiterate" among just a few choice insults) I am sure we can all agree that a comparison to a prolific child rapist is bang out of order.

Wompa1 · 19-03-2015 05:45PM

Enzokk wrote: »

Seeing as 3 steaks were made after the altercation (apparently), my guess it they were also hoping for a hot meal and Clarkson was the one taking the hit for their collective hunger.

Reports had suggested when Clarkson started the yelling. May and Hammond were mortified and looked very uncomfortable and slouching away. Then when it was all said and done they sat down with him.

Also said the Hotel Manager cooked him\them Steak Sandwiches.

On the plusside, if they ever re-make Fawlty Towers, they'll have a great idea for an episode

Wompa1 · 19-03-2015 05:57PM

SeanW wrote: »

Not doing a very good job: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jeremy-clarkson-threatens-legal-action-over-jimmy-savile-comparisons-10115471.html

Whatever you think of Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear fans (and the Leftists in this thread have used terms like "racist" "spenk" (whatever that is) "boring middle aged balding dullards" "scientific illiterate" among just a few choice insults) I am sure we can all agree that a comparison to a prolific child rapist is bang out of order.

Wasn't that internally though and it's Clarkson that blew up over it? He's not a child rapist but the similarities of him being in with the Prime Minister and being a PR nightmare for the BBC is pretty bang on, no?

ScumLord · 19-03-2015 05:58PM

Enzokk wrote: »

True, so we have to look at his actions that happens when he is "out of character" rather than on the show. He seems to have abused someone working under him verbally and physically when he didn't get what he wanted. So this is in fact worse than his character he portrays on the show.

The producer would be above the actors so technically he hit his boss, not the other way around.

thickhead · 19-03-2015 05:59PM

I hope I meet this twat some day. I would love to hop his head off a wall or two.

Enzokk · 19-03-2015 06:03PM

ScumLord wrote: »

The producer would be above the actors so technically he hit his boss, not the other way around.

Agreed, if they are actors. They are however listed as presenters in the credits so while they do act in the show, with lines, they are still presenting the show. Do you feel that he hit his boss?

Wompa1 · 19-03-2015 06:06PM

ScumLord wrote: »

The producer would be above the actors so technically he hit his boss, not the other way around.

Yeah......something tells me if the Producer punched Clarkson, he'd be gone. In fact, a family in the hotel said they heard Clarkson claiming he was going to get the guy fired.

Didn't sound like there was a boss, employee relationship going on.

Jeremy Clarkson suspended

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